Federal government's at-home COVID test website launches

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and federal websites that allow Americans to request free infectious-disease tests have begun accepting orders.  COVIDTests.gov officially launched Wednesday, after a beta testing phase on Tuesday. However, the pilot testing revealed glitches, according to social media users, including for residents of apartment buildings and people who receive their mail at…

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Chris Evert's ovarian cancer diagnosis: What to know about prevention

Tennis legend Chris Evert recently revealed that she is battling stage 1C ovarian cancer. The 67-year-old tennis legend who has won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam doubles titles during her career, opened up about her diagnosis on Twitter and in an ESPN report that she co-wrote with her colleague, Chris McKendry.   “I wanted to share my stage 1 ovarian cancer diagnosis and the story…

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Trust your gut when it comes to sugar, study says

If your gut is telling you the difference between real sugar and an artificial sweetener, it may be right, according to a Duke study published recently in Nature Neuroscience.   Around the time the taste receptors were discovered 20 years ago, scientists tried to eliminate the taste buds in mice, but were surprised the mice not…

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FDA approves first feline arthritis pain treatment

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first healthy-living for the control of pain associated with pain-management in pets” target=”_blank”>cats< on Thursday that frunevetmab – the active ingredient in Solensia – is a cat-specific monoclonal antibody designed to recognize and attach to a protein called nerve growth factor that is involved in the regulation…

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